The Physio-kundalini Syndrome and Mental Illness

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  • Bruce Greyson
  • Itzhak Bentov
چکیده

In Eastern spiritual traditions, the biological mechanism of both individual enlightenment and evolution of the species toward higher consciousness is called kundalini, a potential force that once awakened can .produce a variety of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual effects. The ancient yogic texts described a life energy present in all living beings called prana. Kundalini was described as a normally dormant mechanism or organizing principle that could be activated or awakened under certain conditions, to strengthen or purify an individual's prana, transforming its effects upon the individual.

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تاریخ انتشار 2001